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In Reply to: RE: No, that is a byproduct of beer drinking, in a can. nt posted by tinear on December 13, 2014 at 09:14:21
I know that ;) embrace/
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the national soft drink (Guarana) was delicious. Made from Amazon-plant cherries. Then, Coke decided to invade the market. The ad campaign (actually, Pepsi was first, but not as successful) was formidable, enlisting many of the top public figures, sports promo, etc. It quickly gained a large market share. This also happened in Peru with it's divine Inca cola beverage.
Anyhow, I never much cared for the Coke taste, it was far subtler than these two.
A few years ago, however, something strange occurred and suddenly I liked the Coke flavor. I have no explanation. But it's my preferred soft drink, now, though I very sparingly indulge, still preferring sparkling water.
and cannot abide by Pepsi. American Coke sucks tho', we get Mexican Coke at a Mexican market, or you can get twenty four 12 oz bottles on Amazon for 46.50.
Wiki Sez:
In the United States of America, Mexican Coke (Spanish: Coca Cola de México) or, informally, "MexiCoke",[1] refers to Coca-Cola produced in and imported from Mexico.[2]Although intended for consumption in Mexico, Mexican Coke has become popular in the United States because of a flavor that fans call "a lot more natural tasting".[2] While many believe the primary difference in flavor between Mexican Coke and the American Coca Cola recipe is that Mexican Coke is sweetened using cane sugar as opposed to high-fructose corn syrup, a scientific analysis of Mexican Coke found no sucrose (standard sugar) in its sample of Mexican Coke, but instead found fructose and glucose at similar levels (5.4 and 5.0 respectively).[3] This indicates that sucrose was added originally and then broke down into fructose and glucose. Coca-Cola claims that Mexican Coke exported to the United States is made with cane sugar, while some bottlers may use high-fructose corn syrup for drinks intended for sale in Mexico.[4]
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Barq's was a family product from Biloxi MS, based on a proprietary recipe that used cane sugar. The company was moved to New Orleans before being sold to Coca Cola, which immediately switched to corn syrup as the sweetener.
The Barq family lamented the change to their former product, saying that it changed the flavor for the worse. When the company was sold, the Barq's kept the recipe rights, and the right to ensure that Coke stuck to it as long as the Barq name was on it. That itself might also have been in the deal. But sourcing the ingredients seems to be in Coke's domain.
I removed HFCS from my diet, (it is even in bread and ketchup if you look) and I lost 15 pounds.
of course it was because I divorced my very first wife whom I married in error!
coke is one of the few companies (as far as I read) allowed to import cocaine, remove the stimulant part of that drug and keep the other ingredients in their beverage. I like Diet Coke as it has aspertame, it is grown on bacteria and acts like a fake sugar and has a semi effect of alcohol, the de-cocanized cocaine "natural flavor" and the fake sugar aspertame mixed with seltzer make for a great drink. I recommend.pepsi uses the kola nut for flavor, that's ok when you're young, but when you're an old man like me nothing beats a coke.
I'm drinking diet coke and chasing it with beer, and smoking Dunhill Nightcap pipe tobacco out of my old man pipe right now. Will have some Valerian root soon and take a nap as I've been up since 4:30am after hitting the sack at 8pm last night after a long week creating wealth and building things.
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...to me has a horrible chemically bitter aftertaste hence I never consume anything containing it.
what's so obvious to you. But then, I don't hear an audible difference between power cords either :) so possibly my senses aren't very finely tuned.
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Edits: 12/14/14
...a difference between power chords either. ;-)
There is a genetic influence on taste buds. That is to say that the ability to taste some bitter substances is inherited:you either taste them or you don't but it does not seem to interfere with ones ability to taste any other (even bitter) substances at all. May be aspartame falls into that group?
Another strangely inherited trait is the ability to curl one's tongue. If you can't do it no amount of practice will help.
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